Persons that intend to run as a
candidate in the County of Newell 2017 Municipal Election and plan to accept
campaign contributions must complete and file Form 3A – Application for Registration of Notice of Intent to Become a
Candidate for Municipal Office with the Returning Officer. Candidates who complete
Form 3A will be asked to provide written consent (Form CN02)
for the release of their name and intent to submit nomination papers.

According
to the Local Authorities Election Act, a campaign contribution is defined
as follows

147.1(1)(a) "Campaign contribution” means any money, personal property, real
property or service that is provided to or for the benefit of a candidate or the
candidate’s election campaign without fair market value compensation from that
candidate but does not include services provided by a volunteer who voluntarily
performs the services and receives no compensation, directly or indirectly, in
relation to the services or time spent providing the services.

Candidates that entirely self-fund their
campaign to a maximum of $10,000 are not required to:

register
a notice of intent to run with the municipality;

open
and deposit funds into a campaign account, or

file
a campaign disclosure statement with the municipality.

Even though Form 3A is not required from
candidates who self-fund their campaigns, candidates are still encouraged to complete
the form and check the box stating that their campaign is entirely self-funded. If a candidate chooses to accept campaign contributions
later, they simply need to report the changes in writing to the Returning
Officer at the County of Newell within 48 hours of the changes taking effect.

Self-funded candidates that choose not to
complete Form 3A are asked to submit the Self-Funded Campaign – Statement (Form
CN01) by March 1, 2018 to confirm
that their campaign was entirely self-funded and they are therefore not
required to file a Campaign Disclosure Statement and Financial Statement.

A list of individuals that have
authorized the disclosure of their intent to become a candidate for municipal
office for the October 16, 2017 County of Newell election may be viewedhere.